Saturday, September 20, 2008

Things To Do To Help Mumps

next (25 September) the new book on the founding texts of the Metis Nation of Borealie

It is important that the Métis are there to encourage those who struggle to regain their dignity and to recognize our collective rights as one of the great founding nations of the Americas. The Métis of Quebec are a pilgrim people, and we arrive at an uncertain time when we will not make a single people within the large family of Native American peoples.

The launch will take place as planned at the Salon du Livre de Jonquière, the Holliday Inn Hotel, Thursday, September 25, 19 to 21 hours. This meeting will be held specifically booth editions CORNAC, Michel Brûlé.
The book will be available on site at a cost of $ 19.95 and the author will be course to socialize.

I need your encouragement. This is the part that you are responsible ...

Russel Bouchard
author

ON THE COVER: the Metis Louis Valley, almost mythical personification of our ethno-cultural reality. Pipe in mouth, sash waist, corduroy pants, barefoot and piously communing with his bark canoe. Can you sing the anthem more with these ancestors who gave us life and made the country? ...



Friday, September 19, 2008

Bathtub Wood Treatment

After city of Saguenay, the MRC Upper North Shore officially recognizes the Metis Nation of Borealie

Recognition Métis community by the MRC Upper North Shore

At its meeting on 16 September 2008 the Council of Regional County Municipality (RCM) Upper North Shore acknowledged the existence of the Métis Community of Field King's Lordship and Mingan (CMDRSM) on the vast territory it administers.

The MRC is the gateway to the North Shore and its territory extends from the Saguenay Fjord on 160 kms of coastline on the St. Lawrence. It has just over 12,000 people and brings together eight municipalities and one Indian reserve, established as follows: from west Tadoussac is, Sacred Heart, The Bergeronnes Essipit Escoumins, Longue-Rive, Portneuf-sur-Mer, Forestville and Colombier.

is unanimous that the mayors attending the meeting accepted the proposal of recognition, which makes the MRC Haute-Côte-Nord RCM the first to formally recognize the Métis component of its population. She joins the municipalities of Saguenay, Sacred Heart, The Bergeronnes, Longue-Rive and Forestville, who have already recognized the Métis community as part of their population.

President and Chief Executive Jean-Rene Tremblay CMDRSM "welcomes with honor and joy that other recognition of indigenous identity of the group and thanked the elected officials of their openness to the concerns of Métis. He added that "the position of the Government of Québec to the effect of denying the existence of Métis communities in Quebec is totally disconnected from the realities of our cultural and historical areas. Quebec is far behind compared to other Canadian provinces in regard to the question Metis, and this has the effect of depriving the Métis Communities Historic Federal aid they would have great need, among others in the fields of health, education and economic development. Communities are located in the region, it is understood that it is the latter who have the primary responsibility for the inaction of the Charest government. "

The Métis leader concluded that "these acts of recognition of Métis communities in their territories, elected officials of our municipalities are launching a message to higher levels of government: it exists on the territory of the Saguenay-Lac St-Jean, Côte-Nord Two distinct indigenous groups that must be taken into account, the Indians and Metis. "

For more information, contact

René Tremblay, spokesman 418.693.9147 or 418.674.2472 CMDRSM